Higher Education Books

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Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.42 — 910 ratings — published 2010
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Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice (ebook)
by (shelved 24 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.98 — 605 ratings — published 1998
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College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,515 ratings — published 2013
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A History of American Higher Education A History of American Higher Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.73 — 710 ratings — published 2004
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Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.84 — 777 ratings — published 2013
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Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.87 — 7,208 ratings — published 2014
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Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,548 ratings — published 2015
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College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.55 — 740 ratings — published 2012
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,932,003 ratings — published 2018
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.12 — 60,098 ratings — published 2015
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Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,209 ratings — published 2013
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,449 ratings — published 2018
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In Defense of a Liberal Education In Defense of a Liberal Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,218 ratings — published 2015
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How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of Academic Organization and Leadership (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series) How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of Academic Organization and Leadership (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series)
by (shelved 13 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.73 — 248 ratings — published 1988
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The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.04 — 403 ratings — published 2017
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What the Best College Teachers Do What the Best College Teachers Do (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,387 ratings — published 2004
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My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.22 — 1,457 ratings — published 2005
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The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,395 ratings — published 2019
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Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.92 — 189 ratings — published 2005
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DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.63 — 578 ratings — published 2010
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The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University (Issues of Our Time) The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University (Issues of Our Time)
by (shelved 11 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.57 — 343 ratings — published 2010
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American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.52 — 227 ratings — published 1998
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The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,324 ratings — published 2019
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Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.88 — 165 ratings — published
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Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.62 — 621 ratings — published 2017
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Paying the Price: College Costs and the Betrayal of the American Dream Paying the Price: College Costs and the Betrayal of the American Dream (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.11 — 400 ratings — published 2016
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Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Student (Coursesmart) Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Student (Coursesmart)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.40 — 221 ratings — published 2012
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Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education (The William G. Bowen Series) Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education (The William G. Bowen Series)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.46 — 122 ratings — published 2003
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American Higher Education: A History American Higher Education: A History (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.55 — 89 ratings — published
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The Uses of the University The Uses of the University (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.64 — 108 ratings — published 1982
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Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series) Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series)
by (shelved 10 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.83 — 88 ratings — published 1981
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The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,687 ratings — published 2002
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Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,159 ratings — published 2015
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,367 ratings — published 1968
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How College Affects Students: Volume 2 - A Third Decade of Research How College Affects Students: Volume 2 - A Third Decade of Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.07 — 131 ratings — published 2005
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The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,572 ratings — published 2021
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Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,292 ratings — published 2020
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Generation Z Goes to College Generation Z Goes to College (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.18 — 350 ratings — published 2016
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Higher Education in America (The William G. Bowen Series Book 69) Higher Education in America (The William G. Bowen Series Book 69)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.82 — 159 ratings — published 2013
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Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.74 — 172 ratings — published 2010
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The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.58 — 99 ratings — published 2009
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The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.88 — 196 ratings — published 2010
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.44 — 13,391 ratings — published 1994
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Educating by Design : Creating Campus Learning Environments That Work Educating by Design : Creating Campus Learning Environments That Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.72 — 58 ratings — published 2000
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Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education (Jossey-Bass Higher Adult Education) Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education (Jossey-Bass Higher Adult Education)
by (shelved 7 times as higher-education)
avg rating 3.67 — 175 ratings — published 2010
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as higher-education)
avg rating 4.15 — 23,349 ratings — published 2014
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GLEN NESBITT
“‬"I‬‭ don't‬‭ get‬‭ it,"‬‭ Scarecrow‬‭ muttered,‬‭ shaking‬‭ his‬
diploma.‬‭ "I‬‭ think‬‭ this‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ dud."‬‭ He‬‭ opened‬‭ the‬‭ diploma‬ and‬‭ inspected‬‭ it‬‭ closely.‬‭ "National‬‭ University?!"‬‭ He‬‭ scoffed and threw it to the ground in disgust.‬
‭”
Glen Nesbitt, We're Off

Coleman Hughes
“The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years of age.”
Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

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